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To fight meth, new system will track your purchases of cold-meds<p>If you&rsquo;re a fan of the television series "Breaking Bad" then you know, in the words of Walter White, &nbsp;that making methamphetamines "is just basic chemistry."</p><p>And some of the key chemical ingredients of meth are found in over the counter cold, flu and allergy medications which contain pseudoephedrine and ephedrine. That&rsquo;s why the Washington State Board of Pharmacy is implementing a new electronic reporting system that will monitor purchases of these medications in real time.</p><p>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:21:16 -0400http://www.kplu.org/post/fight-meth-new-system-will-track-your-purchases-cold-meds
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If you’re a fan of the television series "Breaking Bad" then you know, in the words of Walter White, that making methamphetamines "is just basic chemistry."

And some of the key chemical ingredients of meth are found in over the counter cold, flu and allergy medications which contain pseudoephedrine and ephedrine. That’s why the Washington State Board of Pharmacy is implementing a new electronic reporting system that will monitor purchases of these medications in real time.